How We Organise Ourselves
TRANSDISCIPLINARY THEME: How We Organise Ourselves
An inquiry into the interconnectedness of human-made systems and communities; the structure and function of organisations; societal decision-making; economic activities and their impact on humankind and the environment.
CENTRAL IDEA: Economic activities can influence the ethical decisions that people make.
KEY CONCEPTS: Perspective, Responsibility, Reflection
RELATED CONCEPTS: Ethics and Marketplace
LINES OF INQUIRY:
An inquiry into the interconnectedness of human-made systems and communities; the structure and function of organisations; societal decision-making; economic activities and their impact on humankind and the environment.
CENTRAL IDEA: Economic activities can influence the ethical decisions that people make.
KEY CONCEPTS: Perspective, Responsibility, Reflection
- Perspective = Economics vs ethics - not black and white
- Responsibility - they are responsible for making ethical decisions as a consumer
- Reflection - How do we know the products we are buying are ethically produced
RELATED CONCEPTS: Ethics and Marketplace
LINES OF INQUIRY:
- How a marketplace works (Function)
- Ethics of the marketplace. (Perspective)
- Consumer and producer rights and responsibilities. (Responsibility and Reflection)
Student Inquiry: Research an ethical dilemma relating to economic activities. For example, cocoa and coffee production, child slavery, sweatshops, tea picking women in Sri Lanka, etc. Click on the button to take you to the Blendspace link, which contains a copious amount of videos regarding these issues.
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Here is the link to your HWOO Summative Task. Make sure that you have a good and thorough read of the document and understand what the task involves. The marking rubric is also on the document for your information.
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